Louisiana State University Health New Orleans has opened a $2.8 million urgent care facility in Baton Rouge, La., according to a report from The Advocate.
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Incorporating long-term acute care is an option once again for acute-care hospitals and health systems, as the federal moratorium limiting new long-term care facilities and beds sunset at the end of 2012. The moratorium had been in place since 2007,…
Longview, Wash.-based PeaceHealth St. John Hospital will no longer admit children who are under the age of 12 or under 100 pounds for overnight care, due to extremely low pediatric inpatient volumes, according to a report from The Daily News.
The next phase of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will lead to a sharp rise in patients, and automated capacity management solutions may be the answer to dealing with the influx, according to a TeleTracking blog post.
Only a couple of years ago, it wasn't uncommon for healthcare experts to call accountable care organizations "unicorns." Despite the excitement and discussion around the model, few people had seen one.
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The University of Louisville (Ky.) and Louisville-based Norton Healthcare are disagreeing over their partnership involving Kosair Children's in Louisville, according to a report from local WFPL news.
Annapolis, Md.-based Anne Arundel Medical Center has opened a geriatric unit, according to a report from the Capital Gazette.
River Health ACO, an accountable care organization formed by Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth System, Susquehanna Health in Williamsport, Pa., and four health centers and physician groups, has applied to join the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
Leigh Acres, Fla.-based Leigh Regional Medical Center has opened a cardiac stress lab on its campus, according to a report from the Leigh Acres Citizen.
The University of Virginia has officially opened Zion Crossroads (Va.) Primary and Specialty Care, according to a report from the Cavalier Daily.